Adriano D. Espaillat

News about Adriano D. Espaillat, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 28, 2014

New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat of Upper Manhattan says that he will challenge Rep Charles B Rangel for his House seat again in June primary; Espaillat nearly deposed Rangel in 2012. MORE

Jul. 11, 2012

New York City Board of Elections meets to certify the results of recent Congressional primary, focusing on the messy contest in the 13th Congressional District, where leading Democratic candidates were Rep Charles B Rangel and State Senator Adriano Espaillat; board declares Rangel the winner, but several commissioners express lengthy grievances about the election and board's Republican commissioner, Juan Carlos Polanco, agrees that urgent action is needed to prevent future ballot counting problems. MORE

Jul. 10, 2012

New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat says he will drop his legal challenge to the results of his narrow loss to Rep Charles B Rangel in the Democratic primary election for the 13th Congressional District; concedes that his results were 2 percent short of Rangel's; Espaillat, while not making a formal announcement, suggests that he will run to keep his State Senate seat in September . MORE

Jul. 8, 2012

New York Rep Charles B Rangel maintains about a 1,000-vote lead over State Senator Adriano Espaillat after election officials finish a hand count of ballots from the June Democratic primary, giving him an edge in his bid for the House. MORE

Jul. 7, 2012

Rep Charles B Rangel solidifies his claim as the nominee in his push for a 22nd term in Congress after his victory in the Democratic primary continues to be challenged by his opponent, State Senator Adriano Espaillat; New York City's Board of Elections has completed a hand count of several thousand absentee and provisional ballots, giving Rangel a lead of almost a thousand votes. MORE

Jul. 5, 2012

Rep Charles B Rangel reaches out to his constituents, urging them to wait for final results after his primary opponent, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, goes to court over possible voting irregularities; Rangel's public appearances in recent days make it appear as if he is still in the middle of the primary election campaign. MORE

Jul. 4, 2012

New York City Board of Elections defends its handling of the primary election contest between Rep Charles B Rangel and his main challenger, State Senator Adriano Espaillat; board officials say that Rangel's margin of victory, which has been reduced to 802 votes, was revised so drastically in the days after the election because of unavoidable errors made by poll workers. MORE

Jul. 3, 2012

Michael Powell Gotham column faults New York City Board of Elections for mistakes made while counting votes in the Democratic primary race between State Sen Adriano Espaillat and Rep Charles B Rangel for 13th District Congressional seat; calls board incompetent, suggesting that its blind adherence to old ways of doing things has pushed its dysfunction to a new high. MORE

Jul. 3, 2012

New York State Sen Adriano Espaillat publicly questions Rep Charles B Rangel's victory in Democratic primary in which he sought nomination for 22nd term in Congress; Espaillat says he will pursue issue in court, but political consultants express doubt that Rangel's victory in 13th Congressional District primary will be overturned. MORE

Jul. 2, 2012

Rep Charles B Rangel of New York and State Senator Adriano Espaillat are separated by only 802 votes as more than 2,000 absentee and affidavit ballots remain to be counted in battle for 13th Congressional District seat. MORE

Jun. 29, 2012

Two days after Congressional primary elections in New York State, supporters of State Senator Adriano Espaillat, the top challenger to Rep Charles B Rangel for the 13th Congressional district seat, voice concerns that some votes have yet to be counted. MORE

Jun. 19, 2012

New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who is challenging Rep Charles B Rangel for his Congressional seat, hopes that his connection with Dominican constituents and his own combustible pace in campaigning will bring him a victory. MORE

Jun. 18, 2012

Clyde Williams is one of four Democrats challenging Rep Charles B Rangel in New York State's Congressional primary; Williams is emphasizing his experience and shrugging off conventional wisdom that biggest threat to Rangel comes from a different Democratic opponent in the race for the 13th Congressional District race, State Sen Adriano Espaillat. MORE

Jun. 12, 2012

New York Rep Charles B Rangel engages in the first televised debate of his primary campaign against Democratic challengers State Sen Adriano Espillat, Clyde Williams, Joyce Johnson and Craig Schley; incumbent expresses conviction that he is still the best man for the job. MORE

May. 30, 2012

Rep Charles B Rangel appears for the first time beside State Senator Adriano Espaillat, challenger for his Congressional seat, offering a rambling but forceful defense of his service and ethics; Rangel, who acknowledged that he faces a significant challenge to his re-election, will receive endorsement of Mayor Michael R Bloomberg. MORE

May. 25, 2012

Incumbent Rep Charles B Rangel, and his most prominent primary opponent, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, have been engaged in a public duel for endorsements in recent weeks; jousting points to the peculiar dynamic in the race, with Rangel trying to signal he is still a strong candidate despite health issues and ethics concerns and Espaillat, in turn, trying to show that Rangel has lost influential support. MORE

May. 18, 2012

Former Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrion Jr endorses New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat in his candidacy for the House seat held by Charles B Rangel, consolidating Latino support. MORE

May. 9, 2012

Campaign for Primary Accountability, anti-incumbent super PAC based in Texas, is supporting New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat in the Democratic primary race against incumbent Rep Charles B Rangel for his Congressional seat. MORE

May. 8, 2012

Fernando Ferrer, former Bronx borough president and prominent Hispanic leader, endorses State Senator Adriano Espaillat in his bid for Rep Charles B Rangel’s Congressional seat. MORE

May. 5, 2012

Incumbent Rep Charles B Rangel receives the endorsement of Upper West Side Assemblyman Daniel J O’Donnell in primary race against fellow Democrat, New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat; Rangel defiantly brushes off questions about his health and vows to wage an aggressive re-election campaign. MORE

Apr. 3, 2012

Adriano Espaillat, New York State senator who represents Washington Heights, says he will challenge Rep Charles B Rangel for his congressional seat; announcement sets the stage for a campaign that could test the strength of Latino influence in the district. MORE

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